Job 40:22

“The lotus plants cover it for its shade; the willows of the stream surround it.”

Job 40:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 40:22, word by word

The lotus plantsצֶאֱלִיםtseelim

lotus

Lotus: a shade plant or tree that grows by the water.

Where else “tseelim” appears
cover itיְסֻכֻּyesuku

cover

To shelter, as God his own.

Where else “yesuku” appears
for its shadeצִלֲלtsilal

shade

Shade.

Where else “tsilal” appears
the willowsעַרְבֵיarve

willow

Willow: a tree that grows by the water.

Where else “arve” appears
of the streamנָחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

Where else “nachal” appears
surround itיְסֻבּוּyesubu

surround

To enclose someone or something on every side.

Where else “yesubu” appears

The context

21Under the lotus plants it lies, in the hiding place of the reeds and the marsh.

22 · This verse (above)

23Look, the river oppresses, and it does not hurry; it is confident though the Jordan bursts out to its mouth.

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